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Labourers as students in scholarships scam

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Those implicated in the scam include high-profile names, including son of an Uttarakhand BJP MLA and former speaker of the assembly who owns one of the colleges allegedly involved...

Strangled by wire trap, tigress dies sans food for 10 days

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For nearly 10 days, a tigress in the Dudhwa reserve had been trudging along with a nylon wire trap painfully enmeshed in her neck...

4 Reds shot in Sukma, arms recovered

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Four Maoists were shot dead in an encounter with security forces in a forest in Sukma on Wednesday, the police said.Explosives, firearms and raw material for IEDs were found at the scene of the gun battle...

Sarma: House must ratify definition of ‘Assamese people’

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"Twelve members of a committee cannot define Assamese people.This recommended definition cannot be the final one.This has to be ratified by the state assembly...

CRPF-secured 'hostels' likely for J&K panchayat members

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Hostel-type lodging facilities, to be secured by CRPF, are being identified in all districts of Kashmir to accommodate and shield grassroot-level people’s representatives and political workers from terrorist threats...

Still remembers beach walks, grandpa’s talks in Besant Nagar

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Congress spokesman Rajiv Tyagi dies soon after TV debate

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Congress spokesman and familiar TV face Rajiv Tyagi passed away on Wednesday following a massive heart attack, sending shock waves among colleagues who knew him as a combative defender of the party in debates. He will be cremated at Hindon crematorium on Thursday morning...

ILO: 50% of youth hit by mental stress

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Nearly one in two young people are possibly subject to anxiety or depression, while 17% are probably affected by it due to the impact of Covid-19, a survey conducted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) showed on Wednesday...

Aaditya aide 'passes off' British marine ambulance as BMC's

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On Sunday, Ghole, a close aide of minister Aaditya Thackeray, had tweeted: "A Very unique and nice initiative by Maharashtra Govt...

Bengaluru riot: 'News of police not accepting complaint led to flare-up'

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The riots that rocked parts of Bengaluru on Tuesday night has its genesis in a small meeting of local minority community members in Kavalbyrasandra area. The agenda was to discuss a derogatory Facebook post by a relative of local MLA Akhanda Srinivasamurthy and the members decided to take up the matter with the lawmaker and the police...

Jamia tops list of central universities in government rankings

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Jamia Millia Islamia, which had been in turmoil in the past few months, has bagged the first spot among all central universities in the country in rankings released by the ministry of education with a score of 90%. In the ‘Grading/scoring of performance of central universities’ by the ministry, Jamia had a score of 90%, compared to 83% of Rajiv Gandhi University of Arunachal Pradesh, 82% of JNU and 78% of Aligarh Muslim University...

Cry of privacy breach as Kerala cops tap call records of Covid patients

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Kerala, whose scientific contact-tracing strategy in the initial weeks of the pandemic became a model for others to follow, has now worked up an ethical and legal storm with a controversial police decision to collect call detail records (CDR) of Covid-positive citizens and draw up “route maps” to trace those who came in contact with them...

LeT terror funding module busted in J&K, 3 arrested

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Over 700 new corona cases in Jharkhand, Congress MLA tests positive

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A Congress legislator has tested coronavirus positive in Jharkhand on Wednesday, the fourth such case in the state, even as over 700 new cases were detected across 22 districts in the state in the last 24 hours...

India in 'economic crisis' due to govt policies, alleges Congress

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Former President Pranab Mukherjee now 'haemodynamically stable', says son

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Former President Pranab Mukherjee, who is on ventilator support after a brain surgery is now "haemodynamically stable", his son Abhijit Mukherjee said on Wednesday. "With All Your Prayers, my father is haemodynamically stable now. I request everyone to continue with your prayers & good wishes for his speedy recovery. Thank You," tweeted Abhijit...

Gehlot hopes for open discussion during assembly session on state's situation

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As China factor looms, India hopes to work with Lanka's Rajapaksas for development

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While China may be in the pole position in Sri Lanka with the Rajapaksas in the saddle again, India seems confident that its outreach to PM Rajapaksa when will ensure the island neighbour doesn't return to its pre-2015 pivot to Beijing. India sees itself as having played a major role in improving the lives of Sri Lankan people in past few years with focus on connectivity & housing...

Bastar massacre: Court refuses to handover Jhiram conspiracy probe to NIA

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Congress leader and spokesperson Rajiv Tyagi dies after heart attack

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He was immediately rushed to the Yashoda Hospital in Ghaziabad, where doctors tried to revive him, but could not, the sources said. His last tweet was about his participation in a TV debate at 5 PM. "We are deeply saddened by the sudden demise of Shri Rajiv Tyagi. A staunch Congressman & a true patriot. Our thoughts and prayers are with his families & friends in this time of grief," the Congress tweeted...

Expert group deliberates on strategy to ensure Covid vaccine availability, delivery mechanism

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Thorough investigation pivotal in delivering justice: Amit Shah

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"A thorough investigation plays a pivotal role in delivering justice. I congratulate all the recipients of 'Medal for Excellence in Investigation-2020'. "This is a recognition of the outstanding service and commitment of our police personnel. India is proud of them," Shah tweeted...

PM Modi reviewed indigenous defence capabilities before release of negative import list

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi took extensive review meetings of the defence ministry departments dealing with indigenous defence production and development before the release of the negative import list by the government under which 101 items and equipment have been banned for procurement from abroad...

Pranab Mukherjee continues to be critical: Hospital

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The condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee continues to be critical and he remains on ventilator support, the Army's Research and Referral hospital said on Wednesday. He was admitted to the hospital in Delhi cantonment on August 10 and was operated for removal of a clot in the brain...

Plea in SC seeks commission for inquiry into mismanagement of Covid-19 pandemic

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The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Friday a plea which has sought a direction to the Centre to appoint a commission, headed by a retired apex court judge, for an inquiry into the alleged mismanagement of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. The petition has alleged that the Centre failed to undertake timely and effective measures for containing transmission of the virus...

Supreme Court considers starting few physical courts from next week

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A Committee of seven judges, constituted by the Chief Justice of India, convened a meeting on Tuesday, and discussed several issues, including whether physical courts can start or not, the Supreme Court Advocates On Records Association (SCAORA) said...

May God do whatever is best for him: Pranab Mukherjee's daughter

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Daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, who is in a critical condition after undergoing brain surgery, prayed for her father saying may God do whatever is best for him. Sharmistha Mukherjee, who is a Congress leader, said her father has fallen critically ill just a year after he received the 'Bharat Ratna'. Doctors said former President's condition worsened on Tuesday...

PM Modi to launch platform to honour honest taxpayers

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday launch a new platform, "Transparent Taxation – Honouring the Honest", which will carry forward the journey of direct tax reforms, an official statement said...

All you need to know about Kamala Harris

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Democrats' Vice-Presidential candidate is Black-Indian American Kamala Harris: All you need to know

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As more cops & prison staff test positive, states come up with Plan B

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"If more prison staff get infected, we will have to request deputation of home guards," said Jharkhand IG (prisons) Birendra Bhushan.Some 39 prison staff have tested positive in the state...

Asymptomatic cases don’t need hospitalisation: Govt

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Amid increasing number of Covid-19 cases, the government said a large number of cases detected were asymptomatic and did not require hospitalisation. Such cases could be in isolation and monitored and states did not need to be overawed by rising positive cases as long as they vigorously implemented testing, containment and tracking strategies...

BJP neta shot dead, Yogi gives police 24 hours to nab culprits

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Kerala landside toll at 52; rescue ops hit

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Urdu poet Rahat Indori passes away at 70 from heart attack

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He wrote stirring couplets that even politicians quoted in Parliament. And his poems of ardour and abandon recited with trademark flamboyance made him a major crowd puller in the mushaira circuit. Rahat Indori, one of the most-quoted Urdu poets of his generation, who also frequently collaborated with Bollywood producer-director Vidhu Vinod Chopra, passed away following a string of heart attacks in Indore on Tuesday. He was 70...

6 Manipur Cong MLAs quit assembly, party

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MHA's Assam panel makes 'confidential' report public

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A high-level committee constituted by the MHA for finding ways to protect and preserve the identity of Assamese people under the Assam Accord of 1985 has suggested that only those people who were residing in Assam on or before January 1, 1951 and their descendants will be eligible for the constitutional safeguards...

PM Modi stresses on containment, contact-tracing, testing to win war against Covid-19

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PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday said there is an urgent need to ramp up testing in Bihar, Gujarat, UP, West Bengal and Telangana during an interaction with chief ministers of 10 states with heavy Covid-19 caseloads. Modi urged the chief ministers to work hard on containment and contract-tracing strategies, saying defeating the virus in the 10 states that account for 80% of cases will mean that the entire country would emerge victorious in its fight against the disease...

SC gives equal inheritance right to daughters from 1956

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Putting the last nail on male primacy in division of Hindu ancestral property, the Supreme Court in a landmark judgment on Tuesday cleared the legal cobwebs to declare that daughters will have inheritance rights equal to those of sons from properties of fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers right from the codification of the law in 1956...

Hizbul terrorist, four aides arrested in Kupwara

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NSCN-IM slams Nagaland governor Ravi, seeks his removal as peace talks interlocutor

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NSCN accuses interlocutor of 'modifying' original framework agreement

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Maha environment minister Aditya Thackeray opposes Centre's EIA Notification, 2020

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Environment minister Aditya Thackeray has called for a re-evaluation of the Centre’s draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2020. The draft, he said, undermines the nature of co-operative federalism embedded in the Constitution as envisioned by Dr B R Ambedkar...

Rahat Indori's death an 'unquantifiable loss', says Gulzar

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Noted lyricist-poet Gulzar said the death of Urdu poet Rahat Indori, who passed away following a heart attack on Tuesday, is a loss which cannot be quantified...

Not made any demands, will do whatever party asks me: Sachin Pilot

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Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said he has not made any demands with the party and issues raised by him with the party's central leadership concerning governance in Rajasthan and importance of party workers were being worked on...

Sikkim reports three fresh Covid-19 cases

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Sikkim on Tuesday reported three new Covid-19 cases, taking the Himalayan states tally to 913, an official of the Health department said. Director General (DG)-cum-Secretary, Health, Dr Pempa T Bhutia said that South Sikkim has reported two positive cases and East Sikkim one case...

Railways suspends all regular passenger services indefinitely

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Noted Urdu poet Rahat Indori dies in Indore hospital

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Dr Indori suffered three consecutive cardiac episodes. After the first attack, he was stabilising, when the two successive cardiac episodes led to his death, Sri Aurbindo Institute of Medical Sciences (SAIMS) director Dr Vinod Bhandari told TOI. The Urdu poet was shifted to SAIMS, a Covid-19 care hospital after he suffered breathlessness and lung congestion at a local nursing home...

All those who came in contact with infected person should be traced and tested within 72 hours: PM

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Kozhikode plane crash: Air India Express says 74 injured passengers discharged from hospitals

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Covid-19 recovery rate nears 70%, case fatality rate falls below 2%: Govt

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Successful implementation of containment strategy, aggressive testing coupled with standardized clinical management of critical patients have resulted in the rise of Covid-19 recovery rate to nearly 70 per cent while the case fatality rate has fallen below 2 per cent, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday...

My 'innocuous dissent' was seen as act of 'treason': Shah Faesal on quitting politics

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Shah Faesal, the first resident of Jammu and Kashmir who topped the civil services exam in 2009, on Tuesday said his decision to join politics last year had done more harm than benefit as his "innocuous act" of dissent was seen as an "act of treason". A day after quitting politics, the 37-year-old defended his decision saying "we evolve with time"...

Mayawati raises doubts over Pilot-Gehlot patch-up

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Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday said that it appears that the Congress government in Rajasthan is safe but said there is a possibility that drama may again erupt between former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot...

Only 33% parents support reopening schools in September

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Timely intervention by Gandhi family resolves Rajasthan crisis

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PM Modi holds Covid-19 review meeting with CMs

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Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Tamil Nadu CM EK Palaniswami, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar attended the meeting...

Single day Covid-19 cases dip below 55,000, recovery rate rises to 69.80%

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Covid-19 cases in India dipped below 55,000 in a single day on Tuesday after the country recorded over 60,000 cases daily for four days on the trot. With the fresh cases, India's Covid-19 tally rose to 22.68 lakh, while the recoveries have surged to 15,83,489, pushing the recovery rate to 69.80%. The death toll stood at 45,257 with 871 new fatalities reported in 24 hrs...

Covid-19: Committee on vaccine administration to meet on Aug 12

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The Expert Committee on vaccine administration under the chairmanship of NITI Aayog member Dr V K Paul will meet on Wednesday to consider the logistics and ethical aspects of procurement and administration of Covid-19 vaccine said the Union health ministry. The Committee will engage with all the stakeholders including state governments and vaccine manufacturers...

Scientists, engineers from India, US can widen research under special technology fund: Indian Ambassador

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BJP’s only solace: Cracks in Congress fort

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Govt lens on districts, eyes area-specific Covid strategy

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Sachin Pilot thanks Sonia Gandhi for noting, addressing his and rebel MLAs' grievances

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Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Tuesday thanked Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and party leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi for noting and addressing his and 'the aggrieved" MLAs grievances, stating that he will continue working for a better India to deliver on promises made to the people of Rajasthan...

Menstrual leave debated online but experts give it a thumbs up

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1 in 4 migrants went home on foot during lockdown: Survey

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A comprehensive survey, covering 25,371 respondents in rural India, including households with 963 migrants who had returned during the lockdown, found that 22.5% or about one in four migrants interviewed said they undertook the journey on foot, while another 6.9% percent partly walked and used vehicular transport. About 2.6% said they cycled back to their villages...

Key hearing in SC on 6 Rajasthan BSP legislators today

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Ahead of the Rajasthan assembly session from August 14, SC on Tuesday will take up a BJP MLA's petition challenging the Speaker's decision to recognise the merger of BSP legislature party, comprising all six MLAs, with Congress in September 2019. The SC's decision on the legality of the merger would be key to Congress retaining support of the six MLAs...

SC to decide if Prashant Bhushan committed contempt

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The Supreme Court on Monday decided to scrutinise activist-advocate Prashant Bhushan’s 2009 allegation that “half of the 16 former CJIs were corrupt” to determine whether it would amount to contempt of court. The bench posted the matter for further hearing on August 17...

‘Reconciled with realities’: Shah Faesal quits politics

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Bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal on Monday announced quitting politics and stepping down as president of J&K Peoples’ Movement (JKPM), the party he floated last year. Faesal dropped “JKPM president” from his Twitter bio. The 2010 IAS topper, told TOI that “he had reconciled with the new political realities of Kashmir post abrogation of Article 370 last year.”..

President Kovind speaks to Sharmistha, inquires about her father Pranab Mukherjee's health

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President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday spoke to Congress leader Sharmistha Mukherjee and inquired about the health of her father Pranab Mukherjee, who is hospitalised after being tested positive for coronavirus...

Have raised important ideological, governance issues: Sachin Pilot

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The political crisis in Rajasthan seems to have blown over for now, with Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday returning to the party fold after the intervention of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. "We raised ideological as well as governance issues and it was important to highlight them in the interest of the party," Sachin Pilot said...

Govt to focus on reducing use of imported components in indigenously developed platforms

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The defence ministry will focus on significantly bringing down percentage of imported components in indigenously developed military platforms and weapons systems like light combat aircraft Tejas and Akash missiles, officials said on Monday...

BJP-led govt wins trust vote in Manipur

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The BJP-led N Biren Singh government in Manipur on Monday won the trust vote 28-16 in the state assembly. The confidence motion, moved by Singh, was put to vote after a marathon debate during the one-day special session,and he emerged victorious. Eight Congress MLAs skipped the proceedings, defying a party whip...

More items will be included in negative list of defence imports: Rajnath Singh

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Monday asserted the ban on import of 101 types of military equipment is a big step towards making India self-reliant in defence production and more items will be added to the list soon...

Sachin Pilot committed to working for Cong, says party after his meeting with Rahul, Priyanka

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The Congress on Monday announced setting up of a three-member panel to look into the issues raised by rebel leader Sachin Pilot, signalling an end to the political crisis in Rajasthan. In a statement issued today, the party said that "Sachin Pilot has committed to work in the interest of the Congress party and the Congress government in Rajasthan."..

Sonia speaks to Ashok Gehlot, suspended MLA meets him

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday spoke to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in an indication that efforts have accelerated to find an amicable solution to the political crisis faced by the party government in the state ahead of the start of the session of state assembly later this week...

Some properties seized by ED belong to my trust: Nirav's son

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Indian Railways contributes in export of grains and oil to Bangladesh

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PM for better coordination between agencies to have permanent flood-forecasting system

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No possibility of leadership change in Rajasthan: State Cong chief

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Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra on Monday ruled out any possibility of a leadership change in the state, saying it is merely a rumour...

NIA team in Dubai to question Kerala gold smuggling case accused Fazil Fareed

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Kanimozhi's experience not unusual, have faced similar taunts from govt officers, citizens: Chidambaram

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Stating the unpleasant experience of DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi at Chennai airport is not "unusual", former Union minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said that he had experienced similar "taunts" from government officers and citizens who insisted that he speak in Hindi. He said Centre must insist said all Central govt employees to be bilingual...

Rahul Gandhi's objections to draft EIA 'unnecessary and premature': Javadekar

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Venkaiah Naidu lays foundation stone for housing complex for Rajya Sabha employees

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Shah Faesal steps down as JKPM president

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Shah Faesal, who resigned from the Indian Administrative Service and floated the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement last year, has resigned as its president, the party said on Monday. Faesal had dropped a hint about stepping away from politics on Sunday as he edited his personal details on Twitter, removing the reference to his political affiliations...

PM holds meeting with CMs of six states to review flood situation

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The states that attended the meeting to review their preparedness to deal with the south-west monsoon and current flood situation in the country are Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala...

Role of Andaman and Nicobar crucial under India's Act-East policy: PM Modi

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PM Modi on Monday said that the role of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is very crucial and it is going to be enhanced further under India's Act-East policy. Speaking after inaugurating submarine optical fibre cable (OFC), Modi said the importance of our islands have increased as India is following the new policy and practice of trade and cooperation in Indo-Pacific...

BJP, Congress leaders on toes as Manipur MLAs to participate in trust vote in Assembly

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Air India Express thanks Mallapuram residents for kindness, humanity during plane crash incident

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Ammonium nitrate near Chennai being shifted after e-auction

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MBBS bureaucrats give shot in arm to Covid strategy

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India has come in for praise for slowing down the SARS CoV-2 outbreak, but one factor that’s gone relatively unnoticed is the role of medical professionals working in state administrations who shaped early response to the epidemic...

10 ‘Beirut explosives’ containers shifted from Chennai to Hyderabad

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Customs have moved 10 containers with 181 tonnes of ammonium nitrate from the Manali Sattva Container Freight Station (CFS) on Sunday evening to a Hyderabad-based buyer, official sources said. The remaining consignment has 27 containers filled with 561 tonnes of the chemical, which will be moved out within a week, sources said...

Any type of visa good for ‘air bubble’ nations

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Indian nationals can now travel on any type of visa to countries with which ‘air bubble’ arrangements have been made, the civil aviation ministry tweeted on Sunday. At present, India has travel bubbles with the US, the UK, France and Germany. This list of countries with ‘air bubble’ provision is likely to expand in coming days...